Carlos Moseley/Peter Cooper

Carlos DuPré Moseley earned worldwide distinction in a long career as managing director, president, and chairman of the board of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. A recipient of South Carolina's Order of the Palmetto, he founded the Friends of the School of Music at Converse University and generously supported Converse, Wofford College, and the Chapman Cultural Center. Peter Cooper, a Wofford College graduate, helped establish the Spartanburg Music Trail and authored Hub City Music Makers, a history of Spartanburg's music heritage. In Nashville, he became one of the nation's premier music journalists, a Grammy-nominated musician, and senior director of the Country Music Hall of Fame. His writing won the admiration of legends such as Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, and Kenny Chesney.

Spartanburg, South Carolina · United States